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She kissed along the mark, and I brushed a tear from the corner of her eye.
She smiled up at me and said, “Did you kill the bastard who did this?”
I wasn’t supposed to tell her.
But for this woman, I would tell her this.
I nodded.
She said one word, “Good.”
Then she went through the process again of getting ready so we could head to my parents’ house for Thanksgiving.
People say, ‘Bless you,’ when you sneeze because when you sneeze, your heart stops for a millisecond.
– WTF Fun Fact #166
Chapter 11
Alec
It was two weeks before Christmas, and I had an idea in my head.
Something that sounded so right.
Something that I wanted to do but was hesitant.
Not because of Cassie.
Never because of her.
But because of my job
So, I called Tyron.
***
Waking up with Cassie on Christmas morning was something I wanted to repeat for the rest of my life.
And if I had my way, I would.
Fuck, but that would make me the luckiest son of a bitch in the world.
Her eyelashes started fluttering, and I knew she was waking up.
The moment she opened those green eyes of hers and saw me, she smiled.
“Mornin’,” she said as she stretched.
I winked, “Merry Christmas.”
She smiled, “Merry Christmas.”
I pulled on the pajama bottoms and the shirt she had bought for me, which matched hers and smiled.
She giggled then jumped up on her knees, and flung herself in my arms, and against my neck, she whispered, “You have no idea how happy you make me.”
I pressed a kiss to the top of her head, “Takes one to know one, Cupcake.
